Other News from Participating Centers

Weltdiabetestag am 14. November und Düsseldorf ist aktiv

„Jedes Jahr werden etwa 600.000 Personen neu mit Diabetes diagnostiziert, was ungefähr der Einwohnerzahl der Stadt Düsseldorf entspricht“, erklärt Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, Vorstand des Deutschen Diabetes-Zentrums (DDZ). Die Erkrankung kann erhebliche Folgen für das Leben der Betroffenen und deren Lebensqualität haben. Es ist folglich „sehr wichtig, Diabetes rechtzeitig zu erkennen und optimal zu behandeln, um das Risiko für Folgeerkrankungen zu minimieren“, betont Prof.

Introducing our new Product Manager for Frictionless Data

Earlier this year OKI announced new funding from  The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to explore “Frictionless Data for Reproducible Research”. Over the next three years we will be working closely with researchers to support the way they are using data with the Frictionless Data software and tools.

Barcelona, Spain: Juegos del Común – Asociación Arsgames

Open data is a cornerstone of transparency, democratization and the guarantee of free access to information. But over the last 15 years it has also become a commercial commodity that is hugely in demand, and one that is proliferating fast. Juegos del Común is an exciting digital association in Barcelona using games dynamics to challenge this model and promote citizen empowerment and open data.

Public presentation ceremony of the Sustainability Awards for Theses and the Sustainability Lecture 2018

Thursday, 15.11.2018, 6p.m. Festsaal of the Alte Aula (Münzgasse 30)https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/32417 ,  https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/35885 The winners will be announced during the ceremony and Chancellor Dr. Andreas Rothfuß will award the prizes.Alfred T. Ritter will held this year’s Sustainability Lecture. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Alfred Ritter GmbH und Co.

North Korea and ‘The Commons’: Blank slate for a new kind of nation?

Is there another transition possible from state-based centralized planning systems, to something that would be different than a mere transition to extractive capitalism, which wreaked such havoc in the Eastern block, where life expectancy and health declined so dramatically after such a transition? Gorbachev wished for a cooperative transition which never came, and Cuba has pushed through a number of reforms to facilitate a cooperative-based economy, but which operates at the margin of the mainstream economy.

Governing Open Data Platforms to Cultivate Innovation Ecosystems: The Case of the Government of Buenos Aires

Paper by Carla Bonina, Ben Eaton and Stefan Henningsson: “Open Government Data (OGD) is increasingly an object of research. Whilst referred to as a platform problem, few studies examine the phenomenon using platform concepts. One challenge governments face is to establish thriving OGD ecosystems through appropriate platform governance.

Rector participó de encuentro sobre impacto de nuevas tecnologías

El tema central de la actividad desarrollada en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en Washington, Estados Unidos, fue la respuesta de las universidades de la región a los retos creados por la revolución tecnológica digital en curso.Hasta Washington llegó el Rector de la Universidad de Chile, Ennio Vivaldi, para participar de dos jornadas de discusión junto a expertos del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), del Banco Santander / Universia y autoridades de otras siete universidades latinoamericanas.

U. de Chile lanza nueva plataforma para acceder a becas y servicios

A contar de hoy, los integrantes de la comunidad podrán completar el Formulario de Caracterización Estudiantil (FOCES) desde cualquier dispositivo. Entre sus beneficios se encuentra el facilitar el acceso a distintos servicios de la institución, así como también renovar becas de la Universidad de Chile y del Ministerio de Educación.

Organizaciones estamentales analizaron resultados de la acreditación

El Comité Operativo de Acreditación Institucional (COAI) convocó a la Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECh), a la Asociación Nacional de Funcionarios Académicos de la Universidad de Chile (ACAUCH) y a la Federación de Asociaciones de Funcionarios de la Universidad de Chile (FENAFUCH) para analizar en conjunto las principales conclusiones de la acreditación institucional.La participación de cada estamento en la acreditación institucional, proceso iniciado en mayo de 2017 y que actualmente se encuentra en la etapa de resolución final por

IETF 103, Day 1: IPv6, TLS, DNS Privacy & Other Crypto

The Working Group sessions start tomorrow at IETF 103 in Bangkok, Thailand, and we’re bringing you daily blog posts highlighting the topics of interest to us in the ISOC Internet Technology Team. Only four days have been scheduled for the working groups this time around, which means there’s a lot of pack into each day; with Monday being no exception.

Mapping humanitarian action on Instagram

Report by Anthony McCosker, Jane Farmer, Tracy De Cotta, Peter Kamstra, Natalie Jovanovski, Arezou Soltani Panah, Zoe Teh, and Sam Wilson: “Every day, people undertake many different kinds of voluntary service and humanitarian action. This might involve fundraising and charity work, giving time, helping or inspiring others, or promoting causes.

Resident-owned community

Jarrid Green: Resident-owned communities (ROCs) are manufactured housing neighborhoods (sometimes referred to as mobile home or trailer parks) in which the land is community-owned and managed.

Creating Smart Cities

Book edited by Claudio Coletta, Leighton Evans, Liam Heaphy, and Rob Kitchin: “In cities around the world, digital technologies are utilized to manage city services and infrastructures, to govern urban life, to solve urban issues and to drive local and regional economies.

A look at Ghent’s policy participation unit

Cross-posted from Shareable.net. This article was adapted from our latest book, “Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons.” Download your free pdf copy today.

Manhattan DA Releases Fourth Annual Report About Smartphone Encryption

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has released its fourth annual report on the impact of device encryption (i.e., smartphones and tablets) on the office’s investigations and prosecutions.
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pkSIG 2018: A Fellow’s Perspective

The Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter has played a pivotal role in conducting the 4th edition of The Pakistan School on Internet Governance 2018 (pkSIG), the first national school in Asia Pacific region.

Rough Guide to IETF 103: DNSSEC, DNS Security and DNS Privacy

As happened earlier this year at IETF 102 in Montreal, DNS privacy will receive a large focus in the DNSOP, DPRIVE and DNSSD working groups. Given the critical role DNS plays as part of the “public core” of the Internet in linking names and identifiers to IP addresses, the DNS must have stronger security and privacy controls.  As part of our Rough Guide to IETF 103, here’s a quick view on what’s happening in the world of DNS.
Note – all times below are Indochina Time (ICT), which is UTC+7.

Der Ursprung des Lebens: undogmatisch diskutiert

Die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Ursprüngen des Lebens (englisch „Origin of Life“) übt eine große Faszination aus, selbst wenn die Forschenden davon ausgehen müssen, dass sie keine endgültigen Antworten finden werden. Dennoch oder vielleicht auch deshalb wird kaum ein Forschungsgebiet so heiß und teils dogmatisch debattiert.

Wie wird ein Bild zum „Schlüsselbild“?

Schlüsselbilder sind vielschichtig, sie fungieren nicht nur als Leitbilder mit Symbolcharakter, sondern können sowohl kulturell, politisch, aber auch emotional zum Wende- und Angelpunkt werden. Ein Beispiel ist etwa Edvard Munchs  Bild „Der Schrei“. Welches Potenzial diese Bilder haben, welchen Einfluss üben sie wirklich aus, in welcher Sinndichte werden sie reflektiert und diskutiert, welche Inhalte und Werte transportieren sie bis heute und in welcher Lesart werden die Bilder verstanden – das sind die Fragen, denen die TeilnehmerInnen der Tagung nachgehen wollen.

The Response 3: The impact of Northern California fires on the undocumented community

Robert Raymond: The third episode of The Response travels to Northern California to provide a unique perspective on the topics of climate change and immigration. California’s climate-fueled weather conditions have left the state in an extreme condition that has led to an unprecedented number of wildfires that are burning hotter, faster, and ever more acreage.